Strong Body, Fragile Hearts

Her Gardener, In Danger

Bells POV

After being left in the storage tent for hours darkness fell. Dagger had brought me some dinner but he hadn't looked me in the eyes. I had pleaded with him to tell me what was going I didn't understand why they were doing this. Now, Peter and Jumbo entered into the tent, Peter with a wicked smile on his face. I looked at him with pleading eyes. I still didn't understand what was happening or why. "Untie her, but keep a firm grip on her, she's a slippery one." Jumbo united the ropes holding me to the chair and helped me to stand, keeping a gentle but firm grip on my arm.

He didn't untie my gag however. Peter walked forward and grasped one of my wrists tying a rope around it and then doing the same to my other hand. I couldn't protest, Jumbo had moved around and held both of my arms still. With a cruel smile, Peter revealed the true purpose of the rope. Both loops connected to form a facsimile to hand cuff and from where they joined a rope led out into Peter's hand. Peter yanked it and I was jerked forward almost falling to the ground. "Now Bells, I know we shan't hear a peep out of you, correct? Wouldn't want anything to happen to anyone now would we?" A spear of ice shot through my heart. Who was he threatening? Snake? Finni? Myself? The possibilities were endless.

"Now let's go, Jumbo, carry her so she can keep up with the rest of us." Peter ordered Jumbo and he picked me. I looked up at him and motioned to him untying my hands but he shook his head and didn't look at me.

We emerged from the tent to find Wendy, Dagger and Beast waiting for us. None of them would look at me, they seemed determined to pretend that I wasn't there. Tears began to stream down my cheeks. Why was this happening? I shut my eyes and willed for this to be a nightmare and in a few moments I would wake up and everyone would be there and be happy. There would be no betrayal, no heart ache.

"Let's go." Peter announced to the others, drawing me out of my thoughts. We began to run out of the circus, out of the city even. As we passed into a forest I recognized where we were. The Phantomhive Estate, but why? As we slowed to a stop, Peter noticed my widened eyes. "Oh so you figured it out Bells?" Dagger didn't hear our conversation and said, "It's huge, we will have a hard time finding the targets room in this place." Target? Room? What was going on, why was my world going to hell in a hand basket? "Dagger, Beast you take the hostage, Wendy and I will go in from above. You two take the side. Jumbo you take the direct route." Jumbo let me down and Beast tied the end of the rope around her waist, I couldn't escape.

I had to find Finni, he would help me and I needed to warn him. The gag was beginning to loosen as I had been wearing it all day. I began to tighten and loosen my jaw. Eventually, hopefully, the gag would slip off.

Dagger, Beast, and I broke away from the rest of the group and began to make our approach to the side of the house.

A/N: Okay I'm updating because I'm eager to have completed this story, but I am seriously disappointed in you guys. I got one vote on the last chapter and it was my own vote, Is my writing not good enough, do you not like the story, why won't you guys vote, tell me what to do to encourage you guys to vote! To those of you who do vote thank you and I encourage you to go back and vote on every chapter of this book, I would really appreciate it!!!!!!